Asus Zenfone 4 Safe To Remove Bloatwares - Asus Zenfone 4

This is the list that so far safe to remove bloatwares in Asus Zenfone 4:
(I'm not sure if it's safe to remove Asus Apps because it might cause "stopped working error")
If you guys know other bloatwares to remove safely, notify me and I will update the list and give you credit. Thanks!
REQUIREMENTS:
-You need to be ROOTED!
-Install Titanium Backup
Bloatwares:
Code:
Google Play News Stand
Google +
Hangouts
Google Play Books
Google Drive
Google Music
Gmail
Google Chrome
Amazon Kindle
Google Play Movies
Omlet Chat
Google Games
Maps
YouTube
After removing the bloatwares, I noticed a significant change in my available RAM. From 400mb free to 650mb free RAM.

thanx
Is it work for zenfone6 I think
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Did you try merge zenui apps ?

after removing it, Can you update ota from asus ?

Severus_ said:
after removing it, Can you update ota from asus ?
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i dont suggest removing it.
just freeze it. i've freezed from asus and google apps with no problems.

aperture said:
i dont suggest removing it.
just freeze it. i've freezed from asus and google apps with no problems.
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better only freeze it
but some of google app will crash when Google Services Framework.apk
freezed
ROM without Gapps still working but when you run game / app they will got force close
when an app requested google app access :highfive:

You can remove almost all zenfone default apps like amazon kindle, pclink, quickmemo, etc etc. I remove around 35 apps in my asus zenfone5.

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clear market previous installed apps list

Hi guys just a quick question I don't like the big list of previous installed apps on play store and its all messed up what I'm asking is they a way of clearing the list and just to show installed apps that are currently installed on phone so when install new rooms ect don't have to go through the list lol
Thanks guys and yes I've tried clearing app data :laugh:
support.google.com/googleplay/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=known_issues.cs&ki_topic=1319135
At this time, there is no way to delete records of old apps either on the Google Play website (play.google.com) or from the My Apps section of the Google Play Store app.
We know that some users are looking for a way to delete old apps from Google Play, and we'll certainly take this into account as we work to improve the Google Play experience in the future.

Any way to de-google the stock ROM?

I just hate having all of those Google apps in the drawer and sideways seeing then update on Wi-Fi. I know you can turn them off, but I don't even use then except for maps. What's the best way to eliminate them? Freeze them
If your phone isn't rooted, the only thing I know you can do is freeze the apps you don't wanna se running. Otherwise, if it's rooted, you can install, for example, Titanium Backup and give it root permission, so it can remove system apps from your phone.
But there are plenty other apps which requires root access and can remove system apps for free in the Play Store.
Yeah I am rooted. What I wanted to know is what I can remove...
mroneeyedboh said:
I just hate having all of those Google apps in the drawer and sideways seeing then update on Wi-Fi. I know you can turn them off, but I don't even use then except for maps. What's the best way to eliminate them? Freeze them
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De-google android? That's an interesting goal.
Which apps in particular? Some you can be safe removing, others are going to provide functionality to other apps you may use. You can freeze them with TB, or disable them, but I wouldn't delete them unless I've ran for a good period of time without issues.
You can run without many of the core google apps, as devices/distros which aren't certified for the play store will show you. It's just not always a pleasant experience.
I guess what I meant wasn't 100% de-google... But more so the apps and bloat on thevX that I don't use
While we're talking about this, I'd like to ask which Motorola apps we can disable as well? I do use touchless control, assist, and active notifications.. but are there other moto services we can freeze? I though moto connect was cool at first but don't use it that much.. There are just so many services i don't wanna mesa anything up.
mroneeyedboh said:
I guess what I meant wasn't 100% de-google... But more so the apps and bloat on thevX that I don't use
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If you have custom recovery, check the DeBloat link in my signature. If not, you can use you the apps listed in my script as a guide for what to be deleted.
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vikramkhalsa said:
While we're talking about this, I'd like to ask which Motorola apps we can disable as well? I do use touchless control, assist, and active notifications.. but are there other moto services we can freeze? I though moto connect was cool at first but don't use it that much.. There are just so many services i don't wanna mesa anything up.
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It depend on which Motorola services you want to use.
These are what I disabled, but some of the services may be essential to you:
Audio Effects
Device Management (for finding lost phone)
Help
Motorola Assist (detect driving mode)
Motorola Checkin (not sure)
Motorola Connect (see text messages on PC)
Motorola ID
Motorola Migrate (transfer data from other phones)
Motorola Skip (NFC tag to unlock)
Motorola Spotlight (3D cartoon)
eksasol said:
If you have custom recovery, check the DeBloat link in my signature. If not, you can use you the apps listed in my script as a guide for what to be deleted.
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It depend on which Motorola services you want to use.
These are what I disabled, but some of the services may be essential to you:
Audio Effects
Device Management (for finding lost phone)
Help
Motorola Assist (detect driving mode)
Motorola Checkin (not sure)
Motorola Connect (see text messages on PC)
Motorola ID
Motorola Migrate (transfer data from other phones)
Motorola Skip (NFC tag to unlock)
Motorola Spotlight (3D cartoon)
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Thanks bro. I do have TWRP installed.
How, exactly, does freezing apps debloat your phone? They're still taking up space in memory.

[UPDATED] Better RAM usage [LG Optimus 2x]

All of us know what is the worst thing in our phone. It is a low capacity of RAM. And of course, there is no RAM expander app which can enlarge your RAM from 512MB to 2GB.
Now I am going to show you how to free your RAM with no bad impact on your system stability.
All Users:
In Google Play Store there is an app which allows you to disable various services of system or third-party apps. Its name is My Android Tools. Developed by WangQi. In this app you can disable services which are running in the background and are occupying your RAM and even more.
Also I found out that this app may cause BOOTLOOPs and the only way to get rid of BOOTLOOPs is factory reset. But if you are an enthusiast of this app, you can try disabling all of the Google Play Services. :cyclops: You shall see. :cyclops:
Which services have I disabled?
Code:
[I]Note: Services marked as " *xyz* " are safe to disable. [/I]
com.android.smspush:
-*WapPushManager*
Google Play Services:
-*AdRequestBrokerService*
-*AdvertisingIdService*
-*AnalyticsService*
-*DeviceConnectionServiceProvider*
-*DispatchingService*
-FusedLocationService
-FusedProviderService
-*GcmService*
-*GeocodeService*
-GeofenceProviderService
-*GoogleHttpService*
-*GoogleLocationManagerService*
-*GoogleLocationService*
-*LocationWearableListenerService*
-NetworkLocationService
-*NlpLocationReceiverService*
-*ProxyGTalkService*
-*SyncService*
-*SystemUpdateService*
-*WearableService*
Google Play Store:
-*ContentSyncService*
-*DailyHygiene*
-*InAppBillingService*
-*MarkedBillingService*
Google Services Framework:
-*EventLogService*
-*CheckinService*
-SystemUpdateService
Messaging:
-*TransactionService*
-Network Location:
-*NetworkLocationService*
SIM Tool Kit:
-*StkAppService*
All of the *Voice+* services.
Which receivers have I disabled?
Code:
Google Play Services:
-AccountsChangedReceiver
-CheckinService$ActiveReceiver
-ConnectivityReceiver
-GServicesChangedReceiver
-PowerConnectedReceiver
-SystemUpdateService$ActiveReceiver
-SystemUpdateService$Receiver
Disabling the Google Play services may cause huge battery draining. Be careful with it. I am not responsible for any potential damage to your device.
Anyway, there is always an option to enable services which were already disabled. I have not written all of the services which can be disabled! With this app I have freed almost 35MB of RAM.
And if you want to know which services or processes are persistently causing wakelocks, the best app I have found is Wakelock Detector-Save Battery. It is developed by UzumApps and you can Download it from the Google Play Store. With this app you can see particular name of service which is consistently waking your device and preventing it from deep sleep. And if you know the name of that nasty service you can disable it by My Android Tools app. Isn´t that simple?
Conclusion
There is no need for RAMHack versions of kernel because you will have enough free RAM to switch between two or three running apps. As a daily-driver I can see big imrovements in Graphic. Because that 32MB of RAM did not come from heaven. You can record 720p videos or play "heavy" games without any annoying lags. That is my point of view.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask me!
Learn more:
http://www.xda-developers.com/protecting-your-privacy-app-ops-privacy-guard-and-xprivacy/
http://www.xda-developers.com/defend-your-battery-with-wakelock-detector/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179651
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/general/disabling-google-play-services-guide-t2999821
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/issues/app-disable-service-t2455525
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...hare-myandroidtools-guide-to-disable-t2869119
Personal recommendations
I have been testing custom ROMs for a quite long time. In my opinion, the best stable and reliable custom ROM for our old device is CM10 Look Ma! No Hands! by pengus77. I know that it is old JellyBean Android 4.1 but we have to admit that our device was not made for Android 4.4 Kitkat. When I came to this ROM I was pretty shocked of its amazing performance and fluency. I have not seen any bugs or huge lags like in the latest CM11 ROMS yet. I understood why they call pengus77 master. So I would recommend you this ROM.
You can download this ROM from this post - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49850599&postcount=3775
Also see this post which is really helpful - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54626701&postcount=3790
Do not install heavy apps such as Facebook or Google Chrome. They are not developed primarily to our device since 2013. Disable or unninstall all system apps which are useless. For example default Email, Google Search, Google TTS, Pico TTS, Sound Recorder, Talk/Hangouts, TalkBack, Voice dialler, default launchers and many many more. Instead of default launcher use Nova launcher. Minimize number of widgets on your desktop because they have got running services in the background.
Small advice :
Do not use taskers or "Clean Masters"! Android’s operating system has its own native handler for assigning RAM to apps and making sure that all of it is being used in the most optimal way. In fact, Android purposely tries to keep apps loaded into RAM for better performance.
+CM11 and SlimKat users:
Did you know that in CM11 and latest SlimKat 9.0 there is a feature called Privacy Guard?
With this feature you can simply and easily take control of your apps. You can decide which permissions have to be denied for individual apps.
Go to > Settings > Privacy > Privacy Guard – you will see your apps listed – tap the shield to enable/disable an app* (In SlimKat ROM, Go to > Settings > Security > Privacy Guard)
Check the > Settings menu for the option to reveal native apps
Usage stats – long press an app > options page will show detailed breakdown of each apps permissions. You can control these individually. More important for me is the app option that allows you to see the last time that permission was requested
Most if not all apps permissions will automatically be set to “Allowed”. You can control for example whether an app has access to your location data – if so you can set to “Denied”. For example, in Google Play Services I have denied Location,Wake up and Keep awake.
Once you’ve done the above, you can go back to the main list of apps and tap > Advanced button in > Settings. You will now see a category view which is useful to look through groups of apps with similar problems
Be aware of Auto-Start permission requests in “Bootup”. These are apps that will use your battery and monitor Wake up – useful to keep an eye on!
We should acknowledge that our device is too old and it has got no future. But when God will send to us stable Kitkat ROM and Kernel it will be amazing. :angel:
Changelog
Code:
May 1
- Added hyperlinks
- Deleted typos
- No more updates anymore
March 4
- Added new ScreenShots
- Added more services which can be disabled.
- Deleted unnecessary services.
- Better overview.
March 3
- Services marked as " *xyz* " are safe to disable.
- Added more services which can be disabled.
March 2
- Added more services which can be disabled.
- Deleted typos.
See attachment. CM11 by tonyp norh and CM10 by pengus77 norh.
Thanks i will try it on cm11 i had today 212 MB RAM
how to disable this ?
solved ....download Disable service from google play
mbaier said:
how to disable this ?
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??? ???
EDIT 1:
I do not have the permission to post hyperlinks yet.
lubosmj said:
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EDIT YOUR POST
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download Disable service from google play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wq.disableservice&hl=en
It works really well good job !
Which ROM you have actually ? Nice tutorial should be in general section
Wooby said:
Which ROM you have actually ? Nice tutorial should be in general section
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See updated post.
Thank you!
I mean the cm10.1
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Great thread my opti 2x is alive and so usable now
Which cm11 ROM u have now ( day and month ) ?
Wooby said:
Which cm11 ROM u have now ( day and month ) ?
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Hello,
I had latest CM11 by tonyp, I think that it was cm-11-20150218-m1-p990. But then I got bootloop (caused by Disable Service app ). After that I decided to flash latest SlimKat 9.0 for p990. IMHO, the best Kitkat based ROM available yet. And then I tried to remove system apps with built-in app. Reboot. Stucked on LG logo. F*cked again.
Then I repaired my phone with AIO toolkit and finally I have just flashed CM10 Look Ma! on my device.
Haha The epic story XD
Its time to change that old device LIKE 2 Years ago GT540. I think i buy a Xperia Z1 compact
Tell me how you do the 200 mb ram free , I disabled everything and have only 170-160 free ;(
Wooby said:
Tell me how you do the 200 mb ram free , I disabled everything and have only 170-160 free ;(
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Hello,
I disabled all of the services which are already written in main post. Also I do not install many apps on my device so it does look fresh and cleanly. Installed apps are cached in RAM and this might be just one of the reasons why you cannot reach such high values of free RAM as I have recently had.
EDIT 1: I think that if you have got 160MB free of RAM, it is everything alright. Do not experiment too much!
Big performance and memory boost (+30-40MB) makes just freezing the Google Play Services (you can do it even with Performance Control only).
On the other hand you will lose various features and various apps (or its features) will stop working - but you will be notified about it with dialog "Application requires Google Play Services, activate it." or something similar. By disabling only some services I think you will not get notified about that and you might be in false impression that everything works okay. Some features that depends on Play services are: Google cloud messaging (push notifications), saving app data in cloud, some synchronizations, google login in apps,...
Also I freeze these apps (just for inspiration - they are safe to disable for me as I don't use them): Cell Broadcasts, Voice Dialer, Themes Chooser and Themes Provider, Print Spooler, Exchange Services, DSP Manager, Voice+, WhisperPush

google apps without the whole google play services ?

Hi XDA,
Until last night, my phone was almost a brick ! It was impossible for me to use keyboard, start a game, watch a video, or even answer a call !!! What a pity ! :crying:
I looked into it to find the source of the problem.
I deleted some apps, made some space on internal memory (who knows ?), I converted some updated system apps, to put it back in system partition using Link2SD.
I did it with [email protected]#!$%G google play services and, I lost the app during the process (it happens sometimes, especially with google PS)
I restarted my phone and surprise The brick became a rocket :victory: my phone is no longer lagging as before !!! So, I tried to find why. It was google play services. It is no longer installed on the phone since Link2SD "lost" it. :laugh:
Now, I have another problem : I can no longer open google apps. I only use the store, youtube, maps, and the contact sync service. :good:
So, here is my question : Is it possible to get rid of google play services without getting rid of associated apps like youtube, or store (others are very easy to change)
xdadogs said:
Hi XDA,
Until last night, my phone was almost a brick ! It was impossible for me to use keyboard, start a game, watch a video, or even answer a call !!! What a pity ! :crying:
I looked into it to find the source of the problem.
I deleted some apps, made some space on internal memory (who knows ?), I converted some updated system apps, to put it back in system partition using Link2SD.
I did it with [email protected]#!$%G google play services and, I lost the app during the process (it happens sometimes, especially with google PS)
I restarted my phone and surprise The brick became a rocket :victory: my phone is no longer lagging as before !!! So, I tried to find why. It was google play services. It is no longer installed on the phone since Link2SD "lost" it. :laugh:
Now, I have another problem : I can no longer open google apps. I only use the store, youtube, maps, and the contact sync service. :good:
So, here is my question : Is it possible to get rid of google play services without getting rid of associated apps like youtube, or store (others are very easy to change)
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Google play services is a mandatory part of GApps, it's included in all variants of GApps.
You can use pico GApps if you want the basic stuffs. Or you can use the ROM without any GApps at all of you prefer.
And don't freeze or remove any apps if you don't know what it does.
OK.
I may put too much Smiley's in my first message...
I already know about gapps. My question is not about how much gapps I want on my phone, but how to still use it without gplay service.
This is the only apps that "need" another app to launch !! I don't need a Facebook play service to use Facebook or messenger apps ! Do you !?
So why gplay service is so important to launch apps !? It don't seems to be an all launcher.. It is not an account manager..
So waiting for a real answer, I started to look at aptoide to replace play store, because I know my question has poor chance to be answered.
I think I'm going to dive again in my YouTube & VLC RSS project to continue receiving updates from channels I follow without any YouTube app to run.
OK so if it actually works great on every others phones and I am the only one to have troubles with Google services feel free to tell me.
Don't worry about me freezing apps, I exactly know what I can freeze.
xdadogs said:
OK.
I may put too much Smiley's in my first message...
I already know about gapps. My question is not about how much gapps I want on my phone, but how to still use it without gplay service.
This is the only apps that "need" another app to launch !! I don't need a Facebook play service to use Facebook or messenger apps ! Do you !?
So why gplay service is so important to launch apps !? It don't seems to be an all launcher.. It is not an account manager..
So waiting for a real answer, I started to look at aptoide to replace play store, because I know my question has poor chance to be answered.
I think I'm going to dive again in my YouTube & VLC RSS project to continue receiving updates from channels I follow without any YouTube app to run.
OK so if it actually works great on every others phones and I am the only one to have troubles with Google services feel free to tell me.
Don't worry about me freezing apps, I exactly know what I can freeze.
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So freeze playsevices and see what work and what wont.
Verstuurd van mijn Xperia SP
xdadogs said:
OK.
I may put too much Smiley's in my first message...
I already know about gapps. My question is not about how much gapps I want on my phone, but how to still use it without gplay service.
This is the only apps that "need" another app to launch !! I don't need a Facebook play service to use Facebook or messenger apps ! Do you !?
So why gplay service is so important to launch apps !? It don't seems to be an all launcher.. It is not an account manager..
So waiting for a real answer, I started to look at aptoide to replace play store, because I know my question has poor chance to be answered.
I think I'm going to dive again in my YouTube & VLC RSS project to continue receiving updates from channels I follow without any YouTube app to run.
OK so if it actually works great on every others phones and I am the only one to have troubles with Google services feel free to tell me.
Don't worry about me freezing apps, I exactly know what I can freeze.
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There is an Xposed module but unfortunately I dont remember its name. It could allow you to use Google apps without google play services.
Phoenix854 said:
There is an Xposed module but unfortunately I dont remember its name. It could allow you to use Google apps without google play services.
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THERE IS!?
Phoenix854 said:
There is an Xposed module but unfortunately I dont remember its name. It could allow you to use Google apps without google play services.
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Hi !
Thanks for this useful answer. I was on the dev's thread yesterday. Unfortunately, it does not work with every apps. Still, its a useful module.
I'll put a link once I'm at home...
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THERE IS!?
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YES !!
Take a look at here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-app-run-google-play-services-1-0-t3054115
But it can't run every apps.
I'm surprised about this subject. I am not a developer, but if I were, I would try to create a tweak, an app, a module, I don't know something that could help people not to use Google play services app.

Can't get Google Play Services to stop crashing after MM update

I TWRP flashed http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/rom-mcg24-251-5-100-stock-t3512949.
Installed all of my apps and customised:
Gained root using the Beta SuperSU 2.62.
Used these http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/rom-mcg24-251-5-100-stock-t3512949/page3 post #29 to get boot right.
Titanium Backup removed the Google Play apps Books, Games, Newsstand, Movies and TV. Also Gmail, Google + and Photos (I use MEGA.co.nz for everything!)
Titanium Backup moved Nova Launcher to system and removed Launcher 3.
All of this worked using CF's 1.30 Lollipop build. No Google Play Services problems there.
Now, Google Play Services crashes all of the time. I've reinstalled the Google Play apps I removed before, but they're not system apps; I can hide them using Nova Launcher Prime. I could also do the same for Google+ and Photos. Don't really want to put Gmail back on, because AquaMail is that much better, and I don't want defaults competition.
Should I reflash the original, or just wait for CF to get his build better?
UPDATE: Reinstalled everything I removed, and re-enabled disabled Google-related apps. Google Play Services not crashing on reboot. So, is the real problem Google Play Services permissions that have to be modified by a developer or is it something else?

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